Sheaf-carrier for harvesters and binders



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J. MILLER.

SHEA]? CARRIER FOR HARVESTERS AND BINDERS.

No. 866,595, Patented July 12, 1887.

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SHEA CARRIER FOB HARVESTBRS AND BINDERS. No. 366,595.

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SHEAP CARRIER FOR HARVESTERS AND BINDERS.

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SHEAF-CARRIER FOR HARVESTERS AND BINDERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 366,595, dated July 12,1887,

Application filed October 2, 1884. Serial No. 144,558. (1\ o model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jlieor. MILLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Canton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Shcaf-Oarriers forHarvesters and Binders, of which the following is a specification,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to improvements in sheaf-carriers for harvestingand binding machines.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and effective meansfor holding the sheaves or bundles of grain after they leave the bindingmechanism until a number of them have accumulated in the carrier, and inpro viding means for the speedy removal of the sheaves or the unloadingof the carrier.

My invention consists in a sheaf-carrier frame adjustably secured to theharvester, whereby the carrier can be held at any desired angle orinclination, and a tilting sheaf-carrier pivotally secured to saidadjustable frame.

My invention consists, further, in pivoting a lever to the side of themachine, which engages with the front end of the carrier to hold it inits lower or depressed position, which, when pressed outward, releasesthe front end of the carrier and permits the carrier to tilt to relieveit of the load of bundles.

My invention consists, further, in connecting to the under side of thefront portion of the carrier a series of bent fingers or tines, which,when the carrier is in position for receiving the bundles, projectupward through the rear portion of the carrier to hold the bundles inthe carrier and prevent them from falling or working over the rear endof the carrier.

My invention consists, further, in certain details of construction,which will be fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 is a top or plan view with the main driving-wheel of theharvester-machine in sec tion, showing the connection of the axle withthe arm which supports the carrier. Fig. 2 is a front view of themachine, showing the carrier supporting-bar and tripping-lever.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view on the line a; a" of Fig. 2.Fig. 4 is a detached view of the brackets and screw for adjusting therear section.

In describing my invention I have shown only' so much of a harvestingand binding ma chine as is necessary to a clear understanding of myinvention, and only such parts as are necessary to the description willbe referred to by letter. I

A is the framework, D the driving-wheel, O the incline on which thegrain is gathered and bound, all of which are of the ordinaryconstruction.

D is the axle on which the main driving wheel is mounted, one end ofwhich is rigidly secured to the frame of the machine, while the outerend is provided with a head having a series of teeth or.indentations,against which a correspondiugly-serrated bar E is held by means of thebolt F, which passes into or through the axle D in a longitudinaldirection, thus providing a safe and reliable means of support for thearm E and the carrier to be held thereon, which I will now proceed todescribe in detail.

G is the sheafcarrier, and is secured to the projecting arm H of the barE in sucha mannor that the sheaf-carrier will turn thereon when it isdesired to free it from its load 01 sheaves. The carrier G is composedof two sections, I and K, the section I being pivoted upon the arm II,as heretofore described, while the section K is hinged at a to the rearend of the section I.

The section Iof the carrier is of a box or trough like form, having twosides and closed at the front end, while the section K is com' posed ofslats, for'reasons which will more fully appear.

The front end of section K and rear end of section I are each providedwith one or more downwardly-projeeting lugs, b b, respective] y. Thelugs I) are provided with serew-threadcd openings for the reception ofthe scrcw-nut c, by which means the section K can be adjusted to anyangle desired, so as to prevent the sheaves from working off while themachine is working up the side of a hill. As a further sition until theupper end of the lever N is protection to prevent the sheaves fromworking back over the end of the carrier, I attach to the under side ofsection I aseries of bent tines, L, the rear ends of which projectthrough and slightly above the slatted floor of the section K when thecarrier is receiving the sheaves from the binder; but when the carrieris tilted to free it of its load of sheaves the ends of the tinesvaredrawn below the surface of the slats of section K, and the sheaves arepermitted to slide off onto the ground.

The sheaf-carrier, being divided into two sections and hinged together,as described, permits the front end of the forward section I to rise upand slide the sheaves rearward, and at the same time depress the rearsection so that it will strike the ground, or nearly so, thus permittingthe stubble and the frictional contact with the ground to draw thesheaves off the rear end of the carrier.

The section I is made heavier than the rear section, K, so that when thecarrier is freed from its lead of sheaves the section I will fallforward by its own gravity'and bring the carrier into a proper positionto receive the sheaves from thebinder.

The front end of the carrier is supported by an arm, M, which projectsfrom the bar E, near its forward end. 1

N is a hand-lever pivoted to the end of the bar E at d, the lower end ofwhich lever is kept in contact with the catch or lug Oof the carrier bymeans of the spring 19, so that when the section I tilts forward afterhaving dumped the load of sheaves it will be caught by the lower end ofthe lever and held in p0- pushed outward by the operator, when theweight of the accumulated load of sheaves will cause the carrier to tiltand free itself, as before stated.

The sides I and I and end I of section I are hinged at I to the bottom,so that they can be folded down on each other. The arm II is hinged tothe bar E at e, the arm H and bar E being provided with extensions 0;below the hinged or pivotal point e, which, when brought together, asshown, by lowering the carrier prevents the arm II from falling below ahorizontal line, but which will admit of the carrier, when its sides arefolded, being raised up or turned over out of the way, so that themachine can be readily taken through a gate.

By serrating the end of the axle D and the side of the bar E, I amenabled, by unscrewing the nut I on the bolt F, to adjust the bar E atany desired angle and hold it securely in such position.

The operation of my device is as follows: The carrier being in ahorizontal position, or in position for being loaded with sheaves orbundles of grain,-as shown in the figures of the drawings, the sheavesare thrown from the binder or binding devices into the carrier bydevices well known in this class .of machines until the desired numberof sheaves have been placed therein. The operator then pushes the upperend of the lever N outward, so that the lower end of the lever will bereleased from the catch 0 on the section I. The weight of the sheaves inthe carrier causes it to tip rearward, bringing the section K down intothe.

stubble, depressing the outer ends of the fingers or tines L below thesurface of the slats of section K,.so that the frictional contact of thesheaves with the stubble and the ground will drag the sheaves from offthe carrier. After the carrier has been freed from the weight ofpivotally secured to said carrier-frame, substantially as set forth. p

2. The combination, with aharvester-frame, of a sheaf-carrier frameadjustably secured to the harvester, whereby the carrier can be inclinedfrom front to rear, and a sheaf carrier made in two sections andpivotally secured to said sheaf-carrier frame, substantially as setforth.

3. The combination, with the main axle of a harvester, provided at itsouter end with a head having a series of teeth in the outer facethereof, of a carrier frame having a corre sponding series of recessesadapted to register with the teeth on the axle, whereby said frame canbe inclined from front to rear, a bolt for locking the carrier-frame tothe axle, and a bundle-carrier pivotally secured to said frame,substantially as set forth,

4. The combination, with aharv'ester-frame, the latter carrying aserrated or toothed plate, a carrier-frame having a serrated plate, theteeth of which are adapted to register with the teeth of the serratedplate on the harvester, and a bolt for locking the carrier-frame to theIIO harvester, of a sheaf-carrier made in two secchines, the sections Iand K, hinged together, F and nut F, for permitting the bar to be ad IOas described, and provided with the lugs b and justcd on the axle, asset forth. I), in combination with the setscrew 0, where- In testimonywhereof I alfix my signature in by the angle of the section K withrelation to presence of two witnesses. the section I can be changed, asset forth. i

7. In a sheaf-carrier, the combination, with JACOB MILLER the axle D andbar E, connected to the sheafcarrier, substantially as described, saidbar being provided with serrations, of the block \Vitnesses:

JNo. M. WELLs, Rom. A. MILLER.

